Influence of Thoracolumbar Proprioceptive Support in the Segmental Stabilization Training

Universidade Federal do Piauí1 site in 1 country24 target enrollmentFebruary 2011

ConditionsTransversus Abdominis Activation

Overview

Phase: Phase 1
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Transversus Abdominis Activation
Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Piauí
Enrollment: 24
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Activation of transversus abdominis
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Proprioceptive training has been shown to be effective in increasing the efficiency of motor-sensory tissues that stabilize the trunk. The investigators hypothesis is that proprioceptive support do influence in the activation of the transversus abdominis muscle (TrA) during segmental stabilization training.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

February 2011

End Date

May 2011

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Universidade Federal do Piauí

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Fuad Ahmad Hazime

Assistant Professor at School of Physiotherapy

Universidade Federal do Piauí

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•healthy subjects

Exclusion Criteria

•subjects with any kind of disease

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Activation of transversus abdominis

Time Frame: Two Weeks

Activation of transverus abdominis will be assessed by the biofeedback pressure unit.Pressure biofeedback units consist of a combined inflation bulb connected to a pressure cell.